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| Table 501.10. | Labor force participation, employment, and unemployment of persons 25 to 64 years old, by sex, race/ethnicity, age group, and educational attainment: 2010, 2011, and 2012 |
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| Sex, race/ethnicity, age group, and educational attainment | Labor force participation | Employment | Unemployment | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Labor force participation rate1 | Number of participants (in thousands) | Employment to population ratio2 | Number employed (in thousands) | Unemployment rate3 | Number unemployed (in thousands) | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2012 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2012 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2012 | |||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | ||||||||||||
| All persons 25 to 64 years old, all education levels |
77.9 | (0.04) | 77.5 | (0.04) | 77.5 | (0.04) | 127,929 | (69.2) | 70.7 | (0.04) | 70.8 | (0.04) | 71.5 | (0.04) | 117,957 | (76.3) | 9.2 | (0.03) | 8.6 | (0.03) | 7.8 | (0.03) | 9,971 | (38.0) |
| Less than high school completion | 61.3 | (0.14) | 61.0 | (0.13) | 60.7 | (0.14) | 12,029 | (51.7) | 51.1 | (0.14) | 51.4 | (0.14) | 52.1 | (0.14) | 10,337 | (47.0) | 16.6 | (0.13) | 15.7 | (0.14) | 14.1 | (0.14) | 1,692 | (18.2) |
| High school completion4 | 74.1 | (0.08) | 73.6 | (0.09) | 73.2 | (0.09) | 32,141 | (72.6) | 65.4 | (0.09) | 65.5 | (0.10) | 65.9 | (0.09) | 28,912 | (66.0) | 11.7 | (0.08) | 10.9 | (0.09) | 10.0 | (0.07) | 3,229 | (23.7) |
| Some college, no degree | 78.9 | (0.08) | 78.3 | (0.10) | 78.0 | (0.09) | 28,252 | (64.9) | 71.0 | (0.09) | 70.7 | (0.11) | 71.2 | (0.10) | 25,800 | (64.5) | 10.0 | (0.07) | 9.7 | (0.07) | 8.7 | (0.07) | 2,452 | (19.4) |
| Associate's degree | 83.1 | (0.13) | 82.4 | (0.12) | 82.2 | (0.13) | 11,886 | (41.5) | 76.9 | (0.14) | 76.7 | (0.15) | 76.7 | (0.15) | 11,098 | (41.9) | 7.5 | (0.08) | 6.9 | (0.09) | 6.6 | (0.09) | 788 | (10.1) |
| Bachelor's or higher degree | 86.1 | (0.06) | 85.8 | (0.06) | 86.1 | (0.06) | 43,620 | (100.3) | 81.8 | (0.07) | 81.9 | (0.07) | 82.5 | (0.07) | 41,810 | (98.9) | 5.0 | (0.04) | 4.5 | (0.04) | 4.2 | (0.04) | 1,810 | (16.4) |
| Sex | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Male, all education levels | 83.2 | (0.04) | 82.8 | (0.05) | 82.9 | (0.05) | 67,409 | (45.2) | 75.1 | (0.06) | 75.5 | (0.06) | 76.4 | (0.05) | 62,098 | (47.0) | 9.8 | (0.05) | 8.8 | (0.05) | 7.9 | (0.04) | 5,311 | (25.3) |
| Less than high school completion | 70.5 | (0.16) | 70.1 | (0.16) | 69.7 | (0.19) | 7,561 | (36.6) | 59.2 | (0.17) | 59.7 | (0.19) | 60.7 | (0.20) | 6,581 | (34.3) | 16.1 | (0.16) | 14.8 | (0.17) | 13.0 | (0.14) | 980 | (11.1) |
| High school completion4 | 80.0 | (0.11) | 79.3 | (0.11) | 79.2 | (0.11) | 18,377 | (45.9) | 69.8 | (0.12) | 70.3 | (0.13) | 71.0 | (0.12) | 16,473 | (42.4) | 12.7 | (0.10) | 11.3 | (0.11) | 10.4 | (0.10) | 1,905 | (19.1) |
| Some college, no degree | 83.7 | (0.10) | 83.0 | (0.13) | 83.0 | (0.10) | 14,456 | (38.6) | 75.1 | (0.15) | 75.1 | (0.15) | 76.1 | (0.13) | 13,254 | (38.5) | 10.2 | (0.11) | 9.5 | (0.11) | 8.3 | (0.09) | 1,202 | (13.8) |
| Associate's degree | 87.2 | (0.16) | 86.9 | (0.17) | 86.6 | (0.16) | 5,343 | (27.0) | 80.3 | (0.20) | 80.8 | (0.22) | 81.0 | (0.18) | 4,994 | (26.6) | 8.0 | (0.13) | 7.0 | (0.14) | 6.5 | (0.11) | 349 | (6.0) |
| Bachelor's or higher degree | 91.4 | (0.07) | 91.1 | (0.07) | 91.5 | (0.06) | 21,672 | (56.5) | 86.8 | (0.08) | 87.1 | (0.09) | 87.8 | (0.08) | 20,797 | (55.8) | 5.0 | (0.05) | 4.4 | (0.05) | 4.0 | (0.05) | 875 | (10.8) |
| Female, all education levels | 72.8 | (0.06) | 72.3 | (0.06) | 72.2 | (0.06) | 60,520 | (56.1) | 66.5 | (0.06) | 66.3 | (0.06) | 66.7 | (0.07) | 55,859 | (60.0) | 8.6 | (0.05) | 8.4 | (0.05) | 7.7 | (0.04) | 4,660 | (27.2) |
| Less than high school completion | 50.2 | (0.18) | 50.1 | (0.21) | 49.8 | (0.23) | 4,469 | (29.5) | 41.4 | (0.19) | 41.5 | (0.22) | 41.8 | (0.23) | 3,756 | (27.1) | 17.5 | (0.21) | 17.1 | (0.29) | 15.9 | (0.26) | 712 | (12.6) |
| High school completion4 | 67.8 | (0.11) | 67.2 | (0.14) | 66.5 | (0.14) | 13,764 | (45.2) | 60.7 | (0.12) | 60.2 | (0.15) | 60.1 | (0.15) | 12,440 | (43.4) | 10.5 | (0.10) | 10.4 | (0.11) | 9.6 | (0.10) | 1,324 | (14.5) |
| Some college, no degree | 74.6 | (0.11) | 73.9 | (0.12) | 73.4 | (0.14) | 13,796 | (53.7) | 67.3 | (0.11) | 66.7 | (0.13) | 66.7 | (0.15) | 12,546 | (51.1) | 9.8 | (0.09) | 9.8 | (0.09) | 9.1 | (0.10) | 1,250 | (14.9) |
| Associate's degree | 80.1 | (0.16) | 79.1 | (0.16) | 78.9 | (0.16) | 6,543 | (27.2) | 74.4 | (0.19) | 73.6 | (0.18) | 73.6 | (0.20) | 6,105 | (28.3) | 7.2 | (0.13) | 6.9 | (0.12) | 6.7 | (0.13) | 439 | (8.1) |
| Bachelor's or higher degree | 81.4 | (0.08) | 81.0 | (0.08) | 81.3 | (0.09) | 21,948 | (58.2) | 77.4 | (0.09) | 77.3 | (0.10) | 77.8 | (0.11) | 21,013 | (58.0) | 4.9 | (0.06) | 4.7 | (0.06) | 4.3 | (0.05) | 935 | (10.2) |
| Race/ethnicity | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| White, all education levels | 78.9 | (0.05) | 78.5 | (0.05) | 78.5 | (0.05) | 83,498 | (57.9) | 72.7 | (0.05) | 72.8 | (0.05) | 73.4 | (0.06) | 78,090 | (66.9) | 7.9 | (0.04) | 7.3 | (0.04) | 6.5 | (0.04) | 5,408 | (30.2) |
| Less than high school completion | 55.3 | (0.22) | 55.2 | (0.24) | 54.3 | (0.23) | 3,750 | (28.3) | 45.1 | (0.23) | 45.5 | (0.25) | 45.7 | (0.21) | 3,158 | (23.9) | 18.3 | (0.22) | 17.6 | (0.24) | 15.8 | (0.20) | 592 | (9.1) |
| High school completion4 | 74.6 | (0.10) | 73.9 | (0.11) | 73.5 | (0.11) | 20,763 | (59.3) | 66.7 | (0.10) | 66.7 | (0.12) | 67.1 | (0.12) | 18,962 | (53.8) | 10.6 | (0.08) | 9.6 | (0.09) | 8.7 | (0.08) | 1,801 | (17.8) |
| Some college, no degree | 78.7 | (0.09) | 78.1 | (0.12) | 78.0 | (0.10) | 18,565 | (50.6) | 71.7 | (0.11) | 71.5 | (0.13) | 72.3 | (0.13) | 17,207 | (52.9) | 8.9 | (0.08) | 8.5 | (0.08) | 7.3 | (0.09) | 1,358 | (16.3) |
| Associate's degree | 83.5 | (0.15) | 82.7 | (0.13) | 82.5 | (0.16) | 8,427 | (37.6) | 78.0 | (0.17) | 77.8 | (0.16) | 77.8 | (0.19) | 7,941 | (38.0) | 6.6 | (0.10) | 6.0 | (0.10) | 5.8 | (0.12) | 486 | (9.7) |
| Bachelor's or higher degree | 86.2 | (0.06) | 85.8 | (0.07) | 86.1 | (0.07) | 31,993 | (73.9) | 82.3 | (0.06) | 82.4 | (0.07) | 83.0 | (0.08) | 30,822 | (72.3) | 4.5 | (0.04) | 4.0 | (0.04) | 3.7 | (0.04) | 1,171 | (13.9) |
| Black, all education levels | 73.5 | (0.12) | 73.1 | (0.14) | 72.9 | (0.13) | 14,604 | (32.1) | 62.6 | (0.12) | 62.5 | (0.14) | 62.9 | (0.15) | 12,617 | (33.5) | 14.8 | (0.12) | 14.4 | (0.13) | 13.6 | (0.11) | 1,986 | (16.9) |
| Less than high school completion | 48.7 | (0.39) | 48.1 | (0.44) | 47.3 | (0.43) | 1,286 | (17.5) | 35.2 | (0.36) | 35.2 | (0.37) | 34.9 | (0.39) | 949 | (14.0) | 27.7 | (0.47) | 26.7 | (0.43) | 26.2 | (0.48) | 336 | (7.9) |
| High school completion4 | 69.6 | (0.25) | 69.0 | (0.26) | 68.3 | (0.26) | 4,305 | (28.3) | 57.2 | (0.23) | 57.1 | (0.28) | 57.1 | (0.24) | 3,598 | (23.9) | 17.8 | (0.25) | 17.2 | (0.28) | 16.4 | (0.22) | 707 | (11.1) |
| Some college, no degree | 78.2 | (0.25) | 77.1 | (0.24) | 76.8 | (0.24) | 4,148 | (30.1) | 66.9 | (0.28) | 65.8 | (0.27) | 66.2 | (0.30) | 3,578 | (29.8) | 14.5 | (0.23) | 14.6 | (0.22) | 13.7 | (0.26) | 569 | (10.6) |
| Associate's degree | 82.1 | (0.36) | 82.0 | (0.46) | 81.9 | (0.40) | 1,373 | (14.6) | 73.0 | (0.42) | 73.0 | (0.51) | 73.3 | (0.46) | 1,229 | (14.2) | 11.1 | (0.35) | 11.0 | (0.39) | 10.5 | (0.32) | 145 | (4.6) |
| Bachelor's or higher degree | 88.9 | (0.18) | 88.5 | (0.24) | 88.5 | (0.20) | 3,492 | (26.2) | 82.2 | (0.20) | 82.1 | (0.32) | 82.7 | (0.27) | 3,263 | (26.1) | 7.4 | (0.15) | 7.3 | (0.22) | 6.5 | (0.19) | 228 | (6.5) |
| Hispanic, all education levels | 77.3 | (0.11) | 77.1 | (0.10) | 77.3 | (0.09) | 19,879 | (27.1) | 68.9 | (0.12) | 69.2 | (0.12) | 70.3 | (0.11) | 18,064 | (31.9) | 10.9 | (0.09) | 10.1 | (0.10) | 9.1 | (0.09) | 1,815 | (18.0) |
| Less than high school completion | 70.6 | (0.19) | 70.0 | (0.18) | 70.1 | (0.19) | 6,099 | (34.4) | 61.2 | (0.21) | 61.4 | (0.20) | 62.6 | (0.22) | 5,445 | (33.2) | 13.3 | (0.17) | 12.3 | (0.19) | 10.7 | (0.19) | 654 | (11.9) |
| High school completion4 | 77.1 | (0.20) | 77.1 | (0.23) | 77.3 | (0.20) | 5,407 | (33.3) | 68.4 | (0.24) | 68.7 | (0.27) | 69.6 | (0.21) | 4,868 | (31.1) | 11.3 | (0.19) | 10.9 | (0.19) | 10.0 | (0.16) | 539 | (9.0) |
| Some college, no degree | 81.8 | (0.20) | 81.4 | (0.26) | 80.8 | (0.23) | 3,836 | (26.3) | 73.3 | (0.25) | 73.5 | (0.31) | 73.4 | (0.28) | 3,486 | (24.6) | 10.3 | (0.22) | 9.7 | (0.23) | 9.1 | (0.19) | 350 | (7.6) |
| Associate's degree | 84.2 | (0.36) | 83.1 | (0.41) | 83.7 | (0.38) | 1,309 | (16.4) | 76.3 | (0.47) | 76.3 | (0.46) | 77.5 | (0.38) | 1,212 | (15.2) | 9.4 | (0.36) | 8.2 | (0.36) | 7.4 | (0.27) | 96 | (3.8) |
| Bachelor's or higher degree | 86.8 | (0.26) | 86.7 | (0.21) | 87.1 | (0.23) | 3,228 | (28.8) | 81.2 | (0.31) | 81.8 | (0.26) | 82.4 | (0.26) | 3,052 | (27.5) | 6.4 | (0.20) | 5.6 | (0.20) | 5.4 | (0.16) | 176 | (5.3) |
| Asian, all education levels | 79.0 | (0.15) | 78.7 | (0.18) | 78.4 | (0.16) | 7,046 | (19.1) | 73.1 | (0.17) | 73.3 | (0.18) | 73.5 | (0.18) | 6,608 | (20.6) | 7.5 | (0.13) | 6.9 | (0.12) | 6.2 | (0.12) | 438 | (8.7) |
| Less than high school completion | 65.7 | (0.48) | 64.4 | (0.59) | 64.5 | (0.52) | 665 | (10.4) | 58.0 | (0.57) | 57.7 | (0.62) | 58.5 | (0.54) | 603 | (9.6) | 11.8 | (0.54) | 10.4 | (0.47) | 9.3 | (0.43) | 62 | (3.1) |
| High school completion4 | 74.6 | (0.48) | 75.1 | (0.49) | 74.3 | (0.49) | 958 | (13.7) | 67.3 | (0.49) | 68.1 | (0.56) | 67.9 | (0.50) | 876 | (11.8) | 9.8 | (0.38) | 9.4 | (0.45) | 8.6 | (0.37) | 82 | (4.1) |
| Some college, no degree | 79.0 | (0.52) | 78.7 | (0.52) | 78.0 | (0.48) | 928 | (11.4) | 71.7 | (0.47) | 71.5 | (0.55) | 71.3 | (0.49) | 848 | (10.7) | 9.1 | (0.34) | 9.2 | (0.36) | 8.6 | (0.39) | 80 | (3.8) |
| Associate's degree | 80.5 | (0.64) | 79.1 | (0.66) | 76.4 | (0.68) | 474 | (8.9) | 74.4 | (0.70) | 73.4 | (0.73) | 71.3 | (0.70) | 443 | (8.3) | 7.7 | (0.44) | 7.2 | (0.41) | 6.6 | (0.41) | 31 | (2.1) |
| Bachelor's or higher degree | 83.0 | (0.21) | 82.8 | (0.23) | 82.7 | (0.21) | 4,022 | (23.7) | 78.3 | (0.23) | 78.5 | (0.24) | 79.0 | (0.21) | 3,839 | (23.1) | 5.7 | (0.14) | 5.2 | (0.16) | 4.5 | (0.13) | 183 | (5.2) |
| American Indian/Alaska Native, all | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| education levels | 67.0 | (0.63) | 66.6 | (0.62) | 66.2 | (0.56) | 725 | (8.2) | 56.8 | (0.61) | 57.0 | (0.65) | 57.2 | (0.60) | 626 | (7.6) | 15.2 | (0.46) | 14.5 | (0.50) | 13.7 | (0.44) | 99 | (3.4) |
| Less than high school completion | 46.9 | (1.54) | 44.9 | (1.46) | 44.0 | (1.21) | 77 | (3.0) | 35.1 | (1.36) | 32.7 | (1.41) | 33.0 | (1.13) | 58 | (2.5) | 25.3 | (1.74) | 27.2 | (2.22) | 24.9 | (1.88) | 19 | (1.7) |
| High school completion4 | 64.4 | (1.06) | 63.1 | (1.08) | 64.7 | (0.96) | 230 | (5.1) | 52.4 | (1.08) | 52.4 | (1.08) | 54.4 | (1.03) | 194 | (4.7) | 18.7 | (0.92) | 17.0 | (0.91) | 16.0 | (0.94) | 37 | (2.3) |
| Some college, no degree | 71.0 | (0.88) | 71.9 | (1.01) | 68.5 | (1.14) | 209 | (5.7) | 61.0 | (0.84) | 61.8 | (1.12) | 59.0 | (1.13) | 180 | (5.3) | 14.1 | (0.87) | 14.1 | (0.78) | 13.8 | (0.85) | 29 | (1.9) |
| Associate's degree | 75.5 | (1.78) | 74.1 | (1.70) | 75.0 | (1.75) | 77 | (3.2) | 66.3 | (1.87) | 67.3 | (1.95) | 67.4 | (1.69) | 69 | (2.9) | 12.1 | (1.46) | 9.2 | (1.23) | 10.0 | (1.04) | 8 | (0.9) |
| Bachelor's or higher degree | 83.5 | (1.19) | 82.5 | (0.93) | 84.4 | (1.13) | 132 | (4.0) | 78.5 | (1.36) | 77.3 | (1.11) | 79.9 | (1.16) | 125 | (3.9) | 6.0 | (0.73) | 6.3 | (0.77) | 5.2 | (0.65) | 7 | (0.9) |
| Age group | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 25 to 34, all education levels | 82.1 | (0.09) | 81.8 | (0.08) | 82.0 | (0.06) | 34,149 | (37.7) | 73.1 | (0.11) | 73.2 | (0.08) | 74.1 | (0.07) | 30,845 | (36.7) | 11.0 | (0.08) | 10.6 | (0.08) | 9.7 | (0.06) | 3,304 | (21.3) |
| Less than high school completion | 66.8 | (0.29) | 66.0 | (0.31) | 65.5 | (0.29) | 3,200 | (27.1) | 53.4 | (0.28) | 53.2 | (0.32) | 53.7 | (0.32) | 2,624 | (24.0) | 20.1 | (0.28) | 19.5 | (0.28) | 18.0 | (0.31) | 575 | (11.0) |
| High school completion4 | 78.5 | (0.16) | 78.1 | (0.19) | 78.0 | (0.17) | 7,767 | (35.2) | 66.3 | (0.20) | 66.8 | (0.20) | 67.2 | (0.17) | 6,690 | (32.6) | 15.5 | (0.17) | 14.5 | (0.20) | 13.9 | (0.15) | 1,077 | (12.3) |
| Some college, no degree | 82.8 | (0.16) | 82.2 | (0.17) | 82.1 | (0.17) | 7,952 | (41.0) | 72.9 | (0.18) | 72.1 | (0.20) | 72.9 | (0.20) | 7,063 | (40.5) | 12.0 | (0.17) | 12.3 | (0.17) | 11.2 | (0.15) | 889 | (11.9) |
| Associate's degree | 87.4 | (0.24) | 86.3 | (0.25) | 86.7 | (0.22) | 3,127 | (22.6) | 80.3 | (0.28) | 79.4 | (0.28) | 80.1 | (0.26) | 2,887 | (21.1) | 8.1 | (0.20) | 8.0 | (0.20) | 7.7 | (0.22) | 240 | (7.3) |
| Bachelor's or higher degree | 89.5 | (0.11) | 89.3 | (0.11) | 89.7 | (0.10) | 12,103 | (47.0) | 84.9 | (0.14) | 84.9 | (0.13) | 85.8 | (0.11) | 11,580 | (47.3) | 5.1 | (0.09) | 4.9 | (0.10) | 4.3 | (0.08) | 522 | (9.8) |
| 35 to 44, all education levels | 82.7 | (0.06) | 82.5 | (0.08) | 82.5 | (0.08) | 33,611 | (37.1) | 75.3 | (0.07) | 75.7 | (0.09) | 76.3 | (0.09) | 31,075 | (38.5) | 9.0 | (0.07) | 8.2 | (0.07) | 7.5 | (0.06) | 2,537 | (21.4) |
| Less than high school completion | 68.1 | (0.23) | 68.5 | (0.29) | 68.4 | (0.24) | 3,454 | (24.4) | 57.1 | (0.30) | 58.2 | (0.29) | 59.3 | (0.26) | 2,992 | (21.8) | 16.1 | (0.29) | 15.1 | (0.27) | 13.4 | (0.22) | 463 | (8.4) |
| High school completion4 | 79.7 | (0.16) | 79.3 | (0.18) | 79.0 | (0.18) | 7,953 | (36.1) | 70.2 | (0.17) | 70.4 | (0.20) | 70.9 | (0.18) | 7,135 | (32.0) | 12.0 | (0.15) | 11.2 | (0.15) | 10.3 | (0.16) | 818 | (13.8) |
| Some college, no degree | 84.1 | (0.15) | 83.6 | (0.15) | 83.1 | (0.18) | 7,214 | (31.6) | 75.9 | (0.17) | 76.0 | (0.19) | 76.1 | (0.23) | 6,602 | (32.3) | 9.7 | (0.13) | 9.2 | (0.15) | 8.5 | (0.15) | 612 | (10.4) |
| Associate's degree | 87.0 | (0.22) | 86.9 | (0.23) | 86.5 | (0.24) | 3,172 | (19.3) | 80.7 | (0.24) | 81.1 | (0.27) | 80.8 | (0.27) | 2,963 | (20.5) | 7.3 | (0.18) | 6.7 | (0.19) | 6.6 | (0.22) | 209 | (6.7) |
| Bachelor's or higher degree | 88.9 | (0.09) | 88.7 | (0.10) | 89.1 | (0.11) | 11,818 | (33.8) | 85.0 | (0.12) | 85.3 | (0.12) | 85.8 | (0.12) | 11,383 | (35.2) | 4.4 | (0.08) | 3.8 | (0.08) | 3.7 | (0.08) | 435 | (8.9) |
| 45 to 54, all education levels | 80.9 | (0.07) | 80.4 | (0.07) | 80.3 | (0.07) | 35,434 | (41.2) | 74.0 | (0.08) | 74.0 | (0.08) | 74.6 | (0.08) | 32,941 | (45.6) | 8.5 | (0.05) | 7.9 | (0.06) | 7.0 | (0.05) | 2,493 | (17.4) |
| Less than high school completion | 62.8 | (0.25) | 62.1 | (0.26) | 61.9 | (0.26) | 3,312 | (19.5) | 53.1 | (0.27) | 53.2 | (0.29) | 53.8 | (0.27) | 2,881 | (18.7) | 15.5 | (0.25) | 14.4 | (0.25) | 13.0 | (0.22) | 431 | (7.8) |
| High school completion4 | 78.1 | (0.14) | 77.4 | (0.14) | 76.9 | (0.16) | 9,905 | (34.7) | 70.1 | (0.14) | 69.9 | (0.15) | 70.3 | (0.17) | 9,054 | (34.1) | 10.2 | (0.12) | 9.7 | (0.13) | 8.6 | (0.10) | 851 | (9.9) |
| Some college, no degree | 81.9 | (0.15) | 81.4 | (0.17) | 81.3 | (0.13) | 7,657 | (27.6) | 74.5 | (0.17) | 74.6 | (0.18) | 75.3 | (0.16) | 7,095 | (29.5) | 9.0 | (0.13) | 8.4 | (0.11) | 7.3 | (0.11) | 562 | (8.2) |
| Associate's degree | 85.7 | (0.21) | 85.4 | (0.21) | 84.6 | (0.21) | 3,346 | (21.1) | 79.6 | (0.23) | 79.9 | (0.26) | 79.5 | (0.27) | 3,146 | (22.3) | 7.1 | (0.15) | 6.4 | (0.16) | 6.0 | (0.17) | 201 | (5.2) |
| Bachelor's or higher degree | 89.6 | (0.11) | 89.3 | (0.10) | 89.4 | (0.12) | 11,212 | (43.2) | 85.2 | (0.12) | 85.4 | (0.11) | 85.9 | (0.14) | 10,765 | (42.9) | 4.8 | (0.07) | 4.4 | (0.07) | 4.0 | (0.07) | 448 | (8.1) |
| 55 to 64, all education levels | 64.3 | (0.09) | 64.0 | (0.09) | 64.1 | (0.08) | 24,735 | (31.4) | 59.1 | (0.08) | 59.3 | (0.09) | 59.9 | (0.08) | 23,097 | (33.7) | 8.2 | (0.07) | 7.5 | (0.06) | 6.6 | (0.06) | 1,639 | (13.8) |
| Less than high school completion | 45.1 | (0.25) | 45.4 | (0.28) | 45.5 | (0.26) | 2,063 | (16.1) | 39.1 | (0.26) | 39.7 | (0.29) | 40.5 | (0.26) | 1,839 | (15.2) | 13.3 | (0.31) | 12.7 | (0.30) | 10.8 | (0.24) | 223 | (5.1) |
| High school completion4 | 59.2 | (0.16) | 59.2 | (0.16) | 59.3 | (0.15) | 6,516 | (25.7) | 53.7 | (0.16) | 54.3 | (0.16) | 54.9 | (0.15) | 6,033 | (24.4) | 9.2 | (0.13) | 8.2 | (0.14) | 7.4 | (0.11) | 483 | (7.8) |
| Some college, no degree | 65.0 | (0.18) | 64.7 | (0.23) | 64.4 | (0.19) | 5,429 | (26.6) | 59.1 | (0.18) | 59.2 | (0.22) | 59.8 | (0.20) | 5,040 | (25.7) | 9.1 | (0.13) | 8.4 | (0.14) | 7.2 | (0.12) | 389 | (7.0) |
| Associate's degree | 70.2 | (0.28) | 69.1 | (0.29) | 69.2 | (0.31) | 2,241 | (16.5) | 64.7 | (0.27) | 64.4 | (0.32) | 65.0 | (0.34) | 2,102 | (15.3) | 7.8 | (0.19) | 6.7 | (0.20) | 6.2 | (0.19) | 138 | (4.5) |
| Bachelor's or higher degree | 74.9 | (0.14) | 74.4 | (0.14) | 74.5 | (0.15) | 8,487 | (29.3) | 70.7 | (0.13) | 70.5 | (0.15) | 71.0 | (0.16) | 8,082 | (28.9) | 5.7 | (0.10) | 5.2 | (0.08) | 4.8 | (0.08) | 405 | (7.2) |
| 1 Percentage of the civilian population who are employed or seeking employment. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2 Number of persons employed as a percentage of the civilian population. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 The percentage of persons in the civilian labor force who are not working and who made specific efforts to find employment sometime during the prior 4 weeks. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 Includes equivalency credentials, such as the General Educational Development (GED) credential. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NOTE: Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. Totals include racial/ethnic groups not separately shown. Standard errors were computed using replicate weights. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SOURCE: U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2010, 2011, and 2012, unpublished tabulations. (This table was prepared January 2014.) |
